Abduction of Rebecca
Eugene Delacroix’s “Abduction of Rebecca” France, 1846 Art of Enlightenment Period Oil on Canvas Abduction of Rebecca The painting I looked at was Delacroix’s Abduction of Rebecca. ... The main focus of the painting was Rebecca, who seemed to look much lighter than everything else. ... According to the text on the wall next to the painting, the subject matter of the work is Rebecca is being taken away by two slaves from her castle which is in flames. She is being abducted because she is wanted by a Christian knight named Bois-Guilbert The scene is the two slaves fleeing as fast as they can with a unconscious Rebecca while what it appears to be someone possibly from the castle trying to help her. ... The main focus of the painting is Rebecca, who is being abducted.